Ollies Heroes

Analysis

Ollies Heroes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lowestoft. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Ollies Heroes reported income of £12k and spending of £16k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £3,516 to £12k (+251%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 243%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Ollies Heroes sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kents Hill Community Centre (£12k), Springfield School, Witney, Parent Teachers Association (£12k) and Clubhouse Support Charity Limited (£12k).